Not very good, just decent boom bap... I gave this a couple of plays but nothing stood out at all. The production isn't inventive or noteworthy and none of the hooks really stayed with me either. I've said this many times before, but skits/interludes make albums seem sluggish, particularly in this case when it pretty much starts off with 3 of them and has others included in songs. Best Tracks: Soundman, Shugah Shorty

While Ace Hood may come across as another generic gangster rapper affiliated with We the Best/MMG at times, he separates himself through being more consciously minded, shown lyrically in a number of songs throughout this album. Ace is also passionate on the mic and you'll have to like him as a rapper to enjoy this. Too many of the beats sound alike, not only to songs on this album, but with his past work, along with a number just not being that good. One of those albums whereupon early listens everything will blend in too much together. 2.5/5 after a couple of spins. Best Tracks: Trials & Tribulations, Pray for Me, Fuck Da World

A pretty good album with a rock/rap feel to a lot of the production. It does drop off a bit in the second half, but there's enough decent music here. It features some legends as features from Nate Dogg, Talib and Eminem, who also provides some production. If you are around my age, you may remember 'Fired Up' from NFS: Most Wanted. 3-3.5/5 Best Tracks: Fired Up, Hush is Coming, Real TV (Clever Lyrics), Superstar

I just revisited Hush's debut and enjoyed it more than I remembered, so I thought it was time I finally checked this out. I remember getting this when it dropped. While his debut had elements of rap rock, this is almost entirely of that genre. While often artists seem to try to hide the least compelling songs in the middle of the album, here tracks 6 and 7, particularly 'Die for Me' are standouts. I enjoy the verses, Hush can flow and writes some attention grabbing bars, but at times the production isn't amazing, as aren't the hooks, with some sounding too similar from song to song. Hush seemed to use the same singer on a number of them. Best Tracks: Rise Again, Die for Me, Put 'em Up, The Open Book

WMWTSO is more enjoyable than I expected it to be given that on his debut I thought Mac was unimpressive as a rapper because he just didn't make spitting sound effortless at all. While the rapping is a vast improvement on this album, the vocals still aren't great, predominantly because he raps with this woeful voice for the whole album, as if before he recorded each song he received a message informing him that a loved one had passed away. It gets boring and kind of annoying quickly. There's some nice production though, that is also an improvement from his debut, in terms of consistency and the overall sound. 'Someone Like You' is Harry Fraud-esque that fits into the cloud rap genre, as do many others, and was the first to really catch my attention. The production over the album is vibey at times, and you'll enjoy it a lot more if you dig Miller's tragic vocal expression. Best Tracks: Red Dot Music, Watching Movies, Someone Like You